Queen’s Corner

By Aubree Topp

Hello everyone, my name is Aubree Topp and I will be representing the dairy industry over the next year as your 2023 Ohio Holstein queen.

I am 16 years old and a member of district 14. My parents are Phillip and Carrie Topp and I have two younger siblings. I am currently a junior at Botkins Local School and a member of the varsity soccer team and varsity swim team. I have broken five individual records and three relay records on the swim team.

My involvement with Ohio Holstein has been as a junior member on the officer team. Currently I am serving as secretary.

In school I am a member of the Botkins FFA and have served as an officer for the past two years. Last year I served as Parliamen- tarian, and I am currently serving as Historian. I am also a member of the Botkins Livestock 4-H club where I have also served as an officer for the last two years.

I have shown dairy cattle since I was little, growing up on our family farm, Topp View Farm. At our farm we milk around 40 cows with all breeds. My role on the farm is to take care of the heifers, such as feeding, cleaning the stalls, walking, and washing. I also feed baby calves and help my dad milk when I can.

As Ohio Holstein queen I look forward to not only promoting the Registered Holstein cow but promoting the health benefits of dairy in the diet. As a student athlete I realize nutrition is important and dairy plays a vital role in muscle development and recovery. Also, as queen I plan to go around to schools and teach kids about the importance of the dairy industry in America. I am honored to serve as the 2023 Ohio Holstein queen and I can’t wait to meet breeders and promote our industry for the next year.

Thank you to everyone who was at the Ohio Holstein Junior meeting. I hope everyone had a great time. New officers were elected at the meeting in St. Clairsville on Saturday March 4th, 2023; they are Madelyn Topp for our president, Cole Pond for our vice president, Aubree Topp for our secretary, Ava Whiteleather for our Treasurer, and Alice Whiteleather for the reporter.

We would like to congratulate our new queen Aubree Topp who is a big part of the junior program, and we know she is going to be a great queen. We would also like to thank our past queen Autumn Whiteleath- er who did an amazing job. Autumn did a good job introducing school students to the Holstein breed and educating them about the dairy industry.

At the juniors meeting we did a quiz bowl pre-test to see what we knew and if we would want to do quiz bowl at the state fair or the National convention. We also did a round of jeopardy to see what it was like. This was led by Sarah Thomas and Laurie Reidman. Any juniors interested in making a team for quiz bowl please contact Sarah Thomas at 919-548-5531or email sarah17@ vt.edu or Laurie McCormick Reidman at agrox98@gmail.com

The National Holstein Convention will be held on June 23-27,2023 in Lexington, Kentucky. There will be games, dances, quiz bowl and many other amazing opportunities. If you are interested in attending the National Convention, there will be activities and contests for juniors and financial assistance may be available through the Ohio Holstein Junior Association.

Respectfully submitted, Alice

Whiteleather, Reporter